Galion's Watkins picks Northwestern

9:36 PM,
May 6, 2013

Galion's Dareian Watkins verbally committed to Northwestern University on Monday.

Written by

Curt Conrad
News Journal

Dareian Watkins couldn't put his finger on it, but Galion's four-star recruit just felt at home.

A junior jack-of-all-trades, Watkins verbally committed to Northwestern University on Monday. He is the seventh member of NU's Class of 2014.

"Really it came down to the way I was treated by the players and coaching staff at Northwestern," said Watkins, who visited the school four times but hasn't been on the Evanston, Ill. campus for about two months. "I developed a strong relationship with the coaches and (sophomore defensive back) Nick VanHoose, who was my host when I visited." ...